We may or may not see ice this year on our ponds and lakes, but I grew up with frozen swamps and a local pond and remember them as places to take my skates (and my lumps) and huddle around a wood fire to warm my hands. This delightful little book is divided into 20 vignettes of different visions of ice as a family lives through a winter in a northern clime. Author Obed grew up in Waterville, Maine, and still lives in the state. McClintock's pen-and-ink illustrations are crystal clear. Anyone who has skated late at night or discovered a skating rink in a surprise location will see the magic in this warm tale.